Jaffar Express escapes bomb attack in Balochistan’s Nasirabad: Officials

The Jaffar Express, which has faced repeated attacks in recent months, escaped a bomb blast in Balochistan’s Nasirabad district on Sunday, citing police and railway officials, Dawn reported.

According to police officials cited by Dawn, unidentified attackers planted an explosive device on the railway track in the Shaheed Abdul Aziz Bullo area to target the Peshawar-bound train travelling from Quetta and later detonated it.

The train crossed the area safely, and no casualties were reported, the officials said.

Nasirabad Senior Superintendent of Police Ghulam Sarwar told Dawn that police and security forces reached the site after the explosion, cordoned off the area and began an investigation.

“A search operation has also been launched to trace the elements involved in the bomb attack,”